Aftermath by Fractal from San Jose - a moving response to 9/11
by Fastspider
There are several bands called Fractal. This track and the album Continuum are by a four piece progressive rock band from San Jose CA who were formed in 2000, their home website is at www.fractal-continuum.com. Aftermath is a pre-release of a track from their upcoming album Sequitur, and showcases the complex time signatures that are their trademark. Aftermath was originally written as a response to the tragedy and aftermath of 9/11. It somehow ended up 9:11 long, and is in alternating 9/16 time and 11/16 time which gives it a very strange almost hypnotic loping rhythm. The calm sadness of the lyrics is punctuated by bursts of violence.
